Garden Maintenance Details
Who This Service Is For
- Want ongoing support for a garden you care about
- Prefer thoughtful, plant-informed care over routine landscaping
- Have an existing garden that needs guidance and attention
- Want help understanding what your garden needs throughout the seasons
How Our Maintenance Is Different
- Supporting plant health and maturity
- Making adjustments as gardens change over time
- Helping you understand what’s happening in your garden
- Avoiding unnecessary replacements or over-maintenance
This is ideal for clients who want a garden that improves year after year.
What's Included
- Seasonal plant care and pruning
- Planting of seasonal annuals as appropriate
- Bed upkeep and plant health checks
- Soil care and amendments as needed
- Guidance on watering and seasonal priorities
- Adjustments to planting as the garden evolves
Services are tailored to the needs of your garden — not delivered as a one-size-fits-all checklist.
Gardens we Support
- Gardens we’ve designed and installed
- Existing gardens that need thoughtful care
- Pollinator and native gardens
- Vegetable gardens
What a Year of Garden Care Typically Looks Like
Early Spring
Spring - Early Summer
Spring - Early Summer
- Garden walk-through and seasonal assessment
- Cleanup of winter debris and early pruning
- Soil checks and preparation for the growing season
- Adding summer bulbs and annuals
Spring - Early Summer
Spring - Early Summer
Spring - Early Summer
- Weeding and bed care as growth accelerates
- Monitoring plant health and spacing
- Adjustments to support strong early-season growth
- Pruning shrubs as needed
Summer
Spring - Early Summer
Early Fall
- Ongoing care to support flowering and productivity
- Deadheading, light pruning, weeding, and selective thinning
- Keeping gardens healthy and manageable through peak growth
Early Fall
Early Fall
Early Fall
- Dividing perennials and selective thinning
- Perennial cutbacks where appropriate
- Planting fall annuals
Late Fall
Early Fall
Late Fall
- Preparing gardens for dormancy
- Perennial cutbacks where appropriate
- Planting spring bulbs
- Supporting plant health going into winter